MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -An antibiotic is a type of medicine that kills the bacteria that cause an infection. Penicillin and amoxicillin are common antibiotics healthcare providers use to treat strep throat.

Detailed explanation-2: -Penicillin or amoxicillin is the antibiotic of choice to treat group A strep pharyngitis. There has never been a report of a clinical isolate of group A strep that is resistant to penicillin. However, resistance to azithromycin and clarithromycin is common in some communities.

Detailed explanation-3: -Doctors treat strep throat with antibiotics. Benefits of antibiotics include: Decreasing how long someone is sick. Decreasing symptoms (feeling better)

Detailed explanation-4: -It was not until the 1930s that streptococcal infections were treated with sulphur antibacterials-they were among the first infectious disease organisms to be treated in this way.

Detailed explanation-5: -Since bacteria cause strep throat, antibiotics are needed to treat the infection and prevent rheumatic fever and other complications.